Arsenal vs Everton Prediction, 4/23/2021 EPL Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Tony Sink - 4/22/2021

Game: Arsenal vs Everton

Date: Friday, April 23, 2021

Location: Emirates Stadium in London, England

TV: NBCSN

Odds/Point Spread: Arsenal (-120) Everton (+350)

Dominic Calvert-Lewin and Everton (14-7-10, 8th in the EPL) go to Emirates Stadium on Friday where they'll meet Arsenal (13-7-12, 9th in the EPL). The goalkeepers protecting the net will be Bernd Leno for Arsenal and Jordan Pickford for Everton. The moneyline on this game has Arsenal coming in at -120 and the Toffees are priced at +350. The over/under opens at 2.5.

Arsenal faced Fulham in their last matchup and earned a one point draw by a score of 1-1. Arsenal attempted 19 dribbles in this game and successfully completed 12 of the tries for a rate of 63.2%. When talking about passing the ball, they finished with a 89.0% received passes rate by completing 585 of the 657 passing targets in their last game. In terms of shooting accuracy, Arsenal finished the game at a 27.8% clip by putting 5 shots on target out of 18 shots. Arsenal is averaging 1.31 goals per 90 minutes (42 total goals) and have racked up 29 assists in all matches for the season.

Granit Xhaka is a guy who should be able to impact this game for Arsenal. Xhaka has been in the starting lineup in 275 games during his soccer career and he has earned 0.06 goals per 90 mins. The midfielder hailing from Switzerland has earned 17 goals in 24,300 professional minutes played. He has accounted for 21 assists while accumulating 82 yellow cards during his soccer career. Another guy who could decide the outcome is Nicolas Pepe, the forward representing France. Pepe has been on the field for 10,940 mins during 114 starting assignments and has been given 13 yellow card warnings. He has helped a teammate on a goal 24 times during his career while scoring 48 goals. He has an average of 0.39 goals per 90 minutes for his career.

The man defending the goal for Arsenal is Bernd Leno. Leno (170-99-111 mark in his career) has tallied 113 shutouts, which has him sitting with a 29.7% clean sheet percentage. The keeper born in Germany has seen 1,518 shots tried against him in 381 starts. His goals against per 90 mins is 1.2 (469 goals conceded) and he is the owner of a save % of 70.6. Leno has defended the goal for a total of 34,265 minutes and has tallied 1,067 stops thus far in his career.

For their last outing, Everton finished locked up with a final of 2-2 against Tottenham. They finished this game by converting 410 of the 479 passing attempts for a percentage of 85.6%. Everton finished the match with a 50.0% successful dribble percentage by completing 9 of the 18 dribbles they tried. Everton connected on 6 shots attempted out of the team's 17 shots attempted which gave them a 35.3% clip in their last match. Having a total of 42 goals and 29 assists in all matches, Everton averages 1.35 goals and 0.94 assists per 90 min.

Dominic Calvert-Lewin will be someone to watch for Everton. He is averaging 0.38 G/90 and has been given a starting assignment in 107 games thus far in his career. The forward from England has earned 10,145 professional minutes and has scored 43 goals. He has tallied 24 yellow card cautions during his pro soccer career and has assisted on a goal 9 times. Make sure to watch out for Richarlison, the forward hailing from Brazil. He has earned 46 goals in his career while assisting a teammate on a goal 13 times. Richarlison has been given 26 yellow card warnings in 13,543 mins played (158 career starting assignments). His G/90 average thus far in his career is 0.31.

Jordan Pickford will look after the net for Everton. Pickford has accumulated 78 shutouts and has seen 1,217 shots against him in 25,464 minutes in his career. He has earned a save % of 68.8 and his clean sheet rate is 27.4%. He has surrendered 1.39 goals per 90 while holding a record of 91-74-118. In his career, Pickford has conceded 392 goals and has tallied 839 stops in 285 starting assignments.

Who will win tonight's EPL game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Arsenal (-120)

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